An original actor – the one and only Jo De La Rosa – makes an appearance in the upcoming season 18 finale of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

In a preview for episode 17, airing October 31, Jo arrives at Alexis Bellinohome for a party celebrating Jennifer Pedrantithe commitment of Ryan Boyajian.

“Hi JoJo!” Alexis says that when Jo comes in, he gives some details about their relationship in a confessional. “I met Jo about 12 years ago and Jo has known these women longer than I have.”

From there, Alexis shares a great point about her boyfriend’s life: “Jo just got married. He’s an extraordinary guy.”

“She gets along with everyone,” adds Alexis. “I don’t think she has any enemies – which is perfect, because maybe she can help me crush some of mine.”

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Who is Jo De La Rosa?

If you haven’t caught up early RHOC in a while, don’t worry. Jo was one of the show’s – and therefore the franchise’s – original Housewives when she joined the show for Season 1 in 2006. She stayed for two seasons before leaving, but obviously didn’t lose contact with the ladies.

Born in Lima, Peru, Jo’s family immigrated to Orange County when she was three years old. After growing up in Mission Viejo, she attended the University of California, Irvine, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature.

In 2020, Jo released a series about her Candy Pops podcast called “Life After Housewives”, where she spoke to former wives – she was the first to be interviewed – about what it was like I would like to leave the Bravoverse. In an era before social media, it was much harder to make ends meet and Jo discovered she was “out of money” about a year after her tenure as an actor ended. His next move? Move in with a friend and take a bartending course.

“I had a publicist at the time, and he was like, ‘Jo, we can’t see you bartending.’ People were like, ‘What are you doing bartending here? You just came off a hit show,’” she explained. of reality TV stars who got away with things like, American idoland we were also doing the same thing. We all saw each other in clubs. Many of them were promoters. »

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Where is Jo De La Rosa today?

These days, Jo is Jo is happily married to the musician Taran Gray and is co-founder of a company called SocialPlay, a “Los Angeles-based creative agency specializing in TikTok content that connects brands to their ideal audiences,” according to her. LinkedIn.